Principal Secretary Job at Ministry of Office of the President in Uganda

Job Title: PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY [6 VACANCIES]
REF: 62/70/02 VOL. 3
SALARY: GOVERNMENT SCALE U2
AGE: 28YEARS AND ABOVE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND WORKING EXPERIENCE:
Applicants should be Ugandans holding a minimum of Honours Degree in either Arts or
Social Sciences or Development Studies or Management or Law plus a minimum of a Post
Graduate Diploma in Public/Business Administration or Development/Management
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Studies from a recognized Institution/University and a certificate in Administrative Officers
Law course from the Law Development Centre (LDC) or School of Law, Makerere
University or recognized Institution.
Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience, three (3)
of which should have been gained at the level of Senior Assistant Secretary in
Government or relevant experience from a reputable organization.
He/she should have administrative experience, be a person of integrity and should
possess remarkable communication and interpersonal skills.


DUTIES:-
The incumbent will be responsible to the Under Secretary for performing the following
duties:
· Recording, circulating Cabinet decisions.
· Providing secretarial services to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees and to the Forum of
Permanent Secretaries.
· Scheduling and providing support services for meetings of Cabinet and Cabinet
Committees.
· Archiving Cabinet documents.
· Compiling the departmental performance report.
· Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitable and eligible serving Officers for vacant posts
currently available in the various Ministries/Departments as specified below:-
Applications should be filled in triplicate on Public Service Form No. 3 (2008) and
submitted to the Secretary, Public Service Commission, P. O. Box 7080, Kampala to be
received not later than Friday 11th January 2013.
The application forms are obtainable from the Public Service Commission offices,
Farmers’ House, 2nd Floor, Kampala and Ministry/Department/Local Government
Headquarters.

Applications should bear the title of the post as well as the Reference Number specified
against the vacancy. Applicants should attach three (3) recent certified passport size
photographs.
Applicants should route their applications through their Heads of Department who must be
informed of the closing date to avoid delay. Applicants may, however, submit an advance
copy of the application to the Public Service Commission to enable it start processing
them. The words ‘Internal advert’ must be indicated on top of the first page of the
application form.
Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission, on completion of the
recruitment and selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful.


Deadline: 11th January 2013